His most outstanding performance in the tournament occurred in 2023, where he was crucial for Venezuela to advance in the competition. P\u00e9rez demonstrated his offensive ability with a .429\/.467\/.929 average, including a home run, four doubles, and six RBIs. His performance earned him a spot on the All-Star Team of the event.<\/p>\n\n\nIn eight games played in the World Baseball Classic, P\u00e9rez exhibits an impressive offensive line of .346\/.393\/.808, with two home runs and eight RBIs.\n\n\n
Salvador P\u00e9rez and Jos\u00e9 Altuve can serve as the guide or standard-bearers of our national team.<\/p>Omar L\u00f3pez<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nL\u00f3pez also highlighted the depth of the Venezuelan team, especially in the pitching staff.\n\n
A generation of elite receivers<\/h3>\n\nDespite P\u00e9rez being the captain, Venezuela boasts an impressive list of talented catchers, including Willson Contreras, William Contreras, Gabriel Moreno, and Francisco \u00c1lvarez, all with Major League experience and capable of contributing on both sides of the game.\n\n\n
Miami Debut<\/h3>\n\n\nVenezuela will begin its participation in the tournament on March 6, 2026 in Miami, facing the Netherlands. The team will seek to surpass its best historical performance, the third place obtained in 2009.\n\nWith Salvador P\u00e9rez at the helm and a combination of youth, experience, and depth, Venezuela is shaping up to be one of the strongest teams for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Salvador P\u00e9rez will lead Venezuela in the 2026 World Baseball Classic Venezuela’s selection will have a luxury captain for the 2026 World Baseball Classic: Salvador P\u00e9rez. The catcher, an emblematic figure of Venezuelan baseball, has been officially designated as the leader of the vinotinto team, which will seek to leave its mark on the tournament. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":86427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[88,5204,2182,5529],"class_list":{"0":"post-86426","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-salvador-perez","10":"tag-venezuela","11":"tag-world-classic"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}